yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
had better ...; had better not ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
preparatory phase; preparatory period
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to run around; to bustle about
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
only the results matter; it's all about the results